The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-03-19
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
A Full Attendance, and AN Interesting
Meeun

A Full Attendance, and AN Inierestin.
Meeun
The regular monthly meeting of the Ceci
Farmers Club was held al Mount Ararat,
The residence OF Euoch \oyes, Esq, nea
Port Deposit, on Thursday last, 81. Pat
ricks Dlv. The Breezy saint behaved
rather we'll, considering his traditional
character, although the bright sunshine o
the early morning was deceptive pronis,
/ of a bright spring day. Bur the weak at
Tempt OF ST. Patrick To get upa March snow
| storm, did not prevent "a full meeting of til.
club and a larger Attendance was Showl
| than usual.
II is not generally known that our fellow
| countian Mr.. Ennch Noyes is direct de
scendant of the original Puritans, and a
near relative OF number of prominent \ ew
| England families. His father Euoch Noyes
was the grandson of Judge William Noyes,
who i'll turn was the grandson oi the Rev.
Moses Noyrs the first minister of Lyme,
Connecticut, hose father the Rev. James
w
| On his mothers side Mr.. Noyes is descen-
dant of Elder William Brewster, who
landed III the NtufD,Cer, and whose writir &
desk brought over III the same vessel is
still Ill The possession of Mrs. Ellen Noyes
Cha.iwIck, Mr.. Noyes's sister now living in
Lyme Mr. NoyeS is i'll direct descent OF
the seventh generation from the Rev. Moses
Noyes, who was one of three generations of
distinguished New England Divines. He
was one OF The first graduates of Harvard,
and one OF the founders OF Yale College. A
very interesting sketch of this family can
be found i'll Hnrper'S Magazine, contributed
by Miss Lamb of New York. Judge WIN.
Noyes just spoken of is represented as a
typical Puritan. He was a tall grave man
the terror of Sabbath breakers. He never
allowed IA traveller To pass through Lyme on
the Lords day with ,ut some extraordi-
nary excuse. When on horseback with his
four grown up sons, the latter never pre-
sumed to ride on n line with him, but al
ways al IA respectable distance behind him.
The old frame dwelling house III New bury
port, Mass, in which several generations
of these old WORTHLESS lived, was built i'll
1851 and is said to be the oldest house III
New England. 1t is still in excellent re
pair and We. in the occupancy of the Noyes
family. 1t was house used then As Il
block" house, in taking tuge against
Indian attacks, and IA NUN Der of old mus
kets then III Use, still remain i'll the garnet
of il.
AT eleven O'Clock the club was called to
order by its president, Mr.. II. II. Duyck-
inck. The minutes of the last meeting were
then read by Mr. Thomas c. Bond secretary,
the call of the roll having shown the fol-
lowing members present: Mr.. III IL.
Duyckinck, Henry 5 Coudon, Jos. Coudon,
William W. Moore, Thomas c. Bond, Enoch
Mccullough, John p. Wilson, Aaron j.
Kitchener, Theodore Ewing, Samuel Il. Car
son, DIR. Il. E. BrUmwell, Adam Il. Magraw,
Stephen c. Magraw, and Enoch Noyes,
present. The visitors were the Rev. lanes
Conway, Rev. John Squier, Joseph w. Rey-
noids, John X. Bond and ii. X. Torbert of
The WING. AT the conclusion OF the read
Ing at The minutes, the preside ut announced
the annual election OF officers. Mr.. A. X.
Masi,.w moved that As the present officers
OF the club We're so efficient, that they be
continued such AZ "A recognition of their
t,lthfuluesS. The motion WAS not carried
however, and Mr.. ). Il. Carson was elected
presi d"ut Tor one year or until his successor
should be elected. There being but one
nomination Mr.. Adam K. Magrdw was au-
thoriZed to throw the ballot, Mr.. Aaron j.
Kitchener aud 5. G. Magraw icing nomi-
mated for vlce-president, the ballots cast
show ed Mr.. Magraw To have been elected
such. For recording secretary, there be
ing but one nomination, Mr.. Thos. c. Bond
was unanimously elected. Mr.. a. j. Mich
ener was Then unanimously selected as cor
Responding secretary. Wan. W. Moore was
then selected treasurer The newly elected
treasurer then piayfully notified the club
that he intended To turn over Il new leaf,
and collect all fines due the Ciub. There
being 10 new business in order, the
submitting his essay, Mr.. NOyes Thought ii
the proper time and ucc ,Siou, To correct the
report that TO some extent had been crcu-
lated, that the club favored scrub" stock
in preference To blooded stock. That such
was not the fact, the real position of the
clue being, that for general farm purposes
good graded stock was The more profitable.
Mr.. William w. Moore, Mr.. Henry 5. Cou-
don, and the mem beers generally held the
same view, Mr.. Coudon thinking that he
was to some extent responsible tor such re-
port, az he had opposed at the last meeting
the suggestion contained in the essay read
then by Mr. 5. r. Carson, that farmers
would find it to their advantage to kill off
all common OF native stock. The matter
however was finally settled by The general
opinion concurred in by mem bers present AZ
stated, that good graded stock was the
more profitable III Cecil county for general
farm uses aud purposes, as we'll rs for the
market. Mr.. Noyes then read the follow
ing ESSAY:
GENTLEMEN or THE FARMERS CLuw-l have
selected as my subject short essay The far
as political and moral factor in our Gov
lengthy discussion relative TO present existing
conditions AS viewed from the farmers standpoint.
nor is it my desire TO introduce political matters
here to disturb the pacific equilibrium OF our
members. Probably ii would have been wiser On
my part and more in consonance with our regular
order OF business, To have selected some subject
relating more directly to the farm and garden,
but believing these topics have been i'll the past
thoroughly discussed, have determined on this
occasion TO dgress from the regular order, and To
endeay or to define the farmers true position, and
to suggest some Ideas looking to the securing o.
the influence he should exert Us Il member OF the
body polite. Before proceeding further. | offer
some figures which are very suggestive. ! think,
copied from the Christian Union OF n. Y. city
and presented by the workingmen OF Chicago to
the Commercial Club of the latter city. They
state that the average wages OF the the s,0OJUOO
farmers and farm hands is less than 50 cts Il day.
That Mr. Vanderbilt made more from 1850 to 1855
than one million farmers. That the profits vi
2,CUO banks were more than that of 100000 farm
ers That the earnings OF 100 railroads
than 2.5OOO0O farmers while the earnings OF
money loaners. mortgage shayers and official plum
derers were more than those OF four millions eli
farmers You draw your own conclusions
from these figures Now assert that there never
was time from the first settlement OF this
try until the close of our late war when the farm
We're not generally considered iully qualih sd
as Legislators to make laws for the people. That
they repres ent AS fully as any class OF our citizens
the truly conservative, moral. and patriotic eie
ments OF our population. In the South especial
ly while the agricultural classes or planters were